Author's note: This is a Sky High and Xmen crossover. Some Xmen characters are used, and I have tried to make them retain most of their original personality, though some are only the same in name. The universe is the Sky High universe and not really Sky High and Xmen universe combined. The Xmen characters actually will not be referred to as Xmen here. Also, I know that there are some Xmen crossovers out there but not many. This is my own and is intended to be original. Therefore, please do read and review. I would like to hear your thoughts on the writing in general e.g. atmosphere, characterization and why you like/do not like it. I am quite sure that this will be a long story, so please be patient as the characters take time to develop. I have tried to introduce the Xmen characters gently so other people not familiar with them can also enjoy this story.
Disclaimer: all characters belonging to Sky High and Xmen are not mine. I am only borrowing them. Please don't sue me. I'm not making money out of it.
Chapter 1 – Recruitment
Magneto rarely even paid attention to television. It just simply wasn't his thing. He was getting old for these forms of entertainment. Plus, he was almost always busy, with something to do, something to plan. Maybe finalizing that plan to fight his archrivals or perhaps, just perhaps, spending time with the newly arrived pyrokinetic and his sidekick John Allerdyce.
Rather randomly, the television was switched on tonight. Must be John forgetting to switch it off.
John would be too powerful to be strictly classified as a sidekick. He was a pyrokinetic – one that could manipulate fire. A youthful impulsive mutant but one which could think sensibly if he really wanted to. He would classified as a Hero within that school.
But compared to Magneto… well, there was no comparison.
Magneto just knew he was the most powerful magnetokinetic in the world. He just had to think it and he could manipulate the magnetic fields around him. Therefore, he could easily command any metal object he could see…
The chatter of the television broke his trail of thought. This late in the night, the reports must be repeats.
But then something caught his eye - and ears.
"And now," the female reporter declared. "We will interview the local heroes of Sky High!"
Sky High? Whoever has heard of that school?
"For those who don't know," she continued. "Sky High is situated in – or on top of - Maxville Metropolis. The heroes of Maxville Metropolis are always there to save the day!"
The screen flashes a picture with two 'heroes' side by side. A muscular man with his hands on his hips supposedly called The Commander and another woman standing confidently called Jetstream.
Most interesting, Magneto thought. Even though it was evidently only some kids program.
"Tonight we will be interviewing some students from Sky High and their thoughts about going back to school. Sky High is a school for kids with superpowers. And do these five kids have superpowers," she turned towards five kids on her right. "These five kids are incredible as a team aren't they Commander?"
The Commander nodded. "Yes, absolutely," he replied.
"And can you show us your powers kids?" she asked them.
"Well, I don't know that you would want us to show you, since some of them can be quite damaging!" The boy, Will, laughed. "I can fly and I'm superstrong. My friend Zach here is glows, Ethan shapeshifts into a puddle, while Magenta can turn into a talking guinea pig. My girlfriend Layla, she controls plants. Warren's pyrokinetic."
A pyrokinetic?
"And that means?"
"I can throw fireballs," the darkhaired boy answered.
"You kids must be proud of being heroes, saving the school from being destroyed. How did you do it?"
"I think it's a bit of luck really," said Zach, who shrugged. "I sometimes wish the school was destroyed for a day!"
Then the show cut back the reporter, "As you can see, these are just a bunch of heroes who are still teenagers, this year they will be sophomores, actually, who will be starting school in a week. This incredible team actually was able to stop the school from falling, literally. The antigravity technology was tempered by the villain Royal Pain also known as Sue Tenny. She has the power to control technology with her mind – probably the most powerful technopath in the world at present. Currently, Tenny is jailed in a neutralization room at Sky High and is depowered. Maxville Metropolis is saved once more!"
Magneto scowled at the reporter's irritating superficial enthusiasm. He couldn't take it anymore. The remote with the metallic casing floated to towards his fingers where he immediately presses on the 'off' button.
Howver, the idea kept floating around the back of his subconscious mind, even as he laid on his soft metal framed bed to rest. Royal Pain. He wanted her to help him.
He will destroy the humans.
His mind captured the idea hungrily and reveled in that possibility. He had been jailed recently, broke out, and now he wants to finish off the humans rather than just mutate them. There's just no other way.
He knew that they deserved to be destroyed. All those years, his parents and others had thought of him as a freak. Until he got too powerful for them.
Humans are always so fearful and ignorant – of a mutant's powers.
He had recruited Pyro some time during his secondary schooling and so far he has obeyed him, even though he could argue sometimes. Now Royal Pain could also work for him. He knew she wouldn't come easy. But she would come, after what he will offer.
Before her attempt at starting her own academy, he had warned her it was a faulty idea. To not kill people right away, there could be a price to pay if you made a mistake… he knew from experience after all. Now, she would listen and respect him.
He was neutral to supers, but intensely disliked those who barricaded him from reaching his glorious aims. Those supers at the school – he would kill them if that got in the way. If they prevented him… after all, they are just a small number of people. They could be sacrificed.
But first he realized he needed a plan. He needed to know where Sky High is.
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One kilometer away, two teenagers were chatting in a bedroom.
"New year at Sky High. And we're going to start off as sophomores," said a mousey-brown haired girl. She smiled wryly at her companion seated on the bed beside her.
Her light brown haired male companion kissed her on the cheek and stroked her almost waist-length ponytail. "You will be so powerful there, I just know it," He whispered.
"So will you," she said, then extending her hand, a red hair clip levitated in the air, twisting before floating towards her palm. She reached backwards and secured it at the base of her ponytail. She said:
"This is just the first step. We will become the most powerful in the world. Then we will have what we want."
The male kissed the female lightly on the cheek, then left the room.
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Only two kilometers away, sat another Chinese American girl on her own bed.
She stared between her hands as their palms faced each other in front of her. Those streams of energy bursting between them. Sizzling noise accompanied those bursts.
A lot of people think that she is electrokinetic. But that's just in appearance. She wasn't. Those bursts of energy can charge objects causing them to explode. But it wasn't electricity exactly.
She had accepted the offer to go to Sky High because she just wanted to get away. From those other humans, who alienate her, when they find out about her powers.
"You're a freak," said her one time friend May. "Get away from me!"
Her mother and father's reactions were the most memorable. The completely hysterical looks on their faces. Her mother screaming in fright when she discovered what her daughter could do.
"Jubilee! Call the ambulance!" ordered her father. "Look what you've done!"
She was so isolated. She didn't know what to expect. Her parents were far from her ever since even though her mother lived through the heart attack.
I can never trust anyone. They always turn from me. Because I'm strange. I'm weird.
Fearful, but perhaps filled with the teeniest ray of hope, she sighed and fell asleep.
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Royal Pain turned to Stitches by her side that night. It was after dinner. "I hate this place. I will get out one day! It's been almost a year!"
"Master will do whatever she wants, whatever it takes?" Stitches said then crackled with laughter.
Royal Pain, grabbed the jester's vulnerable neck with thinly masked irritation. "Shut up!"
"Ah please Master. I can't breathe… I can't…" the jester threatened to cough up food before Royal Pain released her steel grip.
"Yes, anything," she said. "Anything." Then she thought, and I will destroy this school in the process. This stupid school.
Author's note: Thanks for reading and getting this far. I know Will and other familiar characters haven't appeared yet. But they will. Please read and review if you have time. Have a great day.